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With sentencing reform proposed by Ken Clarke, and overcrowded prisons an often revisited subject, the head of the Howard League made this striking claim about the prison population in this country. Read
As Justice Secretary Ken Clarke today announces plans to 'toughen up' sentencing, there has been a clamour among certain MPs and newspapers to ensure that mandatory prison terms are given … Read
In the wake of the Conservative backbench rebellion over Europe, and with the Eurozone crisis showing little sign of abating, Full Fact investigates the extent of the EU's influence on UK law and regulation. Read
As Justice Secretary Ken Clarke announces plans to hand out mandatory life sentences for offences besides murder for the first time, we look at whether it really is a 'myth' than sentences are getting shorter, as he claimed this week. Read
During today's sessions of Prime Minister's Questions David Cameron claimed that not only was school spending being protected, but there would be some extra cash on top in the form of a pupil premium. Does his maths make the grade? Read
In the rush to comment on official figures released about August's rioters, did the papers get their statistics regarding benefit claims by rioters correct? Full Fact finds reason to be cautious. Read
Can it possibly be true that going to a gym entitles someone to legal residence in the UK? Full Fact investigates. Read
Update: The UK Statistics Authority Chairman has now written to the Home Affairs Select Committee about the Mayor's figures. See the update below this piece.Update 2: Chairman of the Home … Read
120,000 families have been isolated by the government as costing the state £8 billion a year. How have they come to this conclusion? Read
The eye-catching story of a man brought before a Swiss court for having sex with three separate dogs prompted both The Sun and the Daily Mail to speculate about the … Read
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